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OUGHT TO Be ABATED.

EDITOR BULLETIN: - The pave
ment in front of Soper's and Kerr's
stores and Monsarrat's Office on
Merchant street, is far above Nc
Inerny's pavement on one end and
above the adjoining pavement at the
other end, thereby forming stumb-
ling block, and sudden ascent and
descent at each end of it, which
cannot fail to cause persons to
stumble and fall and injure them
selves, especially in the night time,
and the precipice which this pave
ment forms on the side bordering
on the street, is deep and dangerous
and difficult of ascent and descent
even in the day time, and in the
night time it is particularly dan
gerous, and persons may fall over
the precipice and be injured Sc
riously.
This pavement, as it stands, is an
inconvenient, uncouth and dan
gerous nuisance and ought to be
speedily abated by being reduced
to the level of McInerny's pave
ment at one end and the level of the
adjoining pavement at the other
end; and this should be done at the
expense of, the Government, and it
would not cost much.
Pro BoNo PUBLICO.
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OPIUM BRIDE.

EDIToK BULLETIN: The opium
bride scandal was understood TO be
one of the incentives TO the late
revolution, and the wiping away of
that stain from the Royal es-
cutcheon was made one of the con-
ditions upon which the Hawaiian
Crown should not be disturbed and
the King, in response to the de-
mands Of the meeting of June 30th
said, in substance, that he would
refer this opium matter TO his Min
listers and be governed by their
advice in the matter.
Some people in Hawaii are de-
sirous to know the present status Of
this matter, and what, If any advice
the Ministers have given the King
in regard to it, and what, If any,
thing has been done, and if not,
why notT FIAT Lux.
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REPLY TO FINANCE.

EDITOR BULLETIN; - Finance"
has not accepted my invitation to
drop his nom de plume. Allow me
to correct him once more. He
seems to think that tenders were
called for, In the case Of the Ha-
waiian Bonds, just as they are when
New Zealand securities well known
on the Stock Exchange are offered
in London. Now, our bonds being
q first issue and unknown there were
advertised for sale at % by the
Issuing House, applied for several
times over and allotted pro rata.
Naturally purchaser who applied
for say fl00 and got ego, would
hold that e20 for something more
than he paid for it; other purchas-
ers would do likewise and so on
until premium was reached; such
premium belonging, not to the Ha-
waiian Government, nor to the Syn
dictate, but to the investing public,
who also got the benefit of the 2 per
cent. discount to start with.
The missing $4,000 is to be
found only in the brain OF your cor
respondent.
Why man, who evidently knows
nothing more than 10 criticise the
acts of the Minister of Finance in
space given to him gratuitously in
your paper, and who wants To be-
lieve that he knows more Of finance
than any one else on the subject,
should attack every movement di-
rected to the building up and sus-
tanning of the Hawaiian credit. do
not know. What a loss to the Colo
MES OF what incaIculable benefit
his genius would have been in larger
fields-the percentage which he
would get on the saving to the Ha-
waiian Government by his efforts,
is too paltry for the employment of
such wisdom.
By trick well known to news
paper men, he seeks TO attain an
effect by iteration and reiteration of
falsehood-I hope that he does not
need to do all this without remuner-
alton. If what he pretends to adj
vance for the benefit of the Hawaiian
Government, comes from his honest
purpose, l for one, would be ready
to place laurel crown on his brow
but why conceal his name? Why
not receive the acclaim of a CRATE
full public for his disinterested
efforts to assist the Hawaiian peopleY
l should have entered more fully
upon discussion of the propositions
he advances, had he accepted my
invitation to write over his true
name. AS it is, / don't propose to
reply to any further communications
from this ''veiled prophet" of
finance. Z. G. MACFARLANE.
Honolulu, Nov. II, 1887.
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INDECENT EXPOSURE.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-Might l be
permitted to call attention, through
your columns, to fragrant nuisance
daily exhibited to passers-by on the
Waikiki road. The prison gang em-
ployed in repairing that road amuse
themselves every day at the dinner
hour by bathing naked in the water
bitches adjacent to the thoroughfare,
and yesterday they made several
good strings of goldfish. What l
want to know is, who is responsible
for the conduct of these men, and
what guarantee is there against the
molestalion of unprotected women
and children? Verify, the life of
hard labor man committed to Oahu
Prison is free-and-easy one.
INQUIRER.
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money. But our reason for this is
that money is needed for the pur-
poses Of internal improvements and
not for the purpose of reducing tax
alton. As we said yesterday, this
Legislature, or its members, as we
understand, IRE pledged to q policy
OF internal improvements as much
as to a policy of retrenchment, IL
fact it is for the purpose Of making
such improvements, as much 40 for
any other reason, that economy is
necessary.
Don't be in hurry, gentlemen,
about reducing our taxes. Only
let us know that we are getting full
value for our money. We,
the people, want roads, bridges,
wharves, and various other improve
ments. OF course we do not want to
pay excessive taxes, and we do
want to know that every dollar that
we pay into the Treasury will be
used honestly, and economically.
But one per cent is not excessive.
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REPLY TO mr.. DOLE.

EDITOR BULLETIN Mr.. S. b.
Dole, In yesterdays BULLETIN, said
"that so far as he could remember
the Opposition of 1886 were nearly
unanimous in voting against the Loan
Act" 1t is pity that Mr.. Dole
should have trusted to his memory
instead of referring to the record.
The BULLETINS Hansard, page 702,
contains the division ON the Attor-
ney-GeneraPs amendment to the
Loan Act, restricting public borrow
ing to So, 100000. For this amend
ment IA voted, 23 voting against,
and it was lost, thereby defeating
the Government which resigned.
There were ten Opposition mem
bers elected to the Legislative of
1886, and of these the following
voted in the majority, or in favor of
unlimited borrowing: Kauhi, Pae-
haole, Brown, Wight, Thurston,
Dickey, Dole-seven out of ten
Messrs. Castle, Kalua and Kauhane
being apparently absent.
The Attorney-General afterwards
moved that the ayes and noes be
taken on Mr.. Kaulukou's motion to
indefinitely postpone Mr.. Aholo's
substitute for Section 3 of the ORR
ginal Loan Act, when the following
members Of the Opposition voted in
the majority to pass the section:
Kauhi, Brown, Wight, Kalua, Pae-
haole, Dickey, Thurston-not vot-
ing-Dole, Kauhane, Castle.
Mr.. Dole then assisted to perfect
the Bill as it was subsequently,
passed, moving that certain sec
tions, as amended, should be pro-
perly numbered, which was agreed
to. 1t ia therefore impossible for
the Opposition of 1886 to escape
responsibility for the Loan Act.
FINANCE.
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be permitted to hold any Govern
ment situation whilst notorious for
nonpayment Of debts, etc.. l for
one wish he had gone little farther
and urged the repeal Of the iniqui-
tous law which shields these bilks
and frauds, viz: "that tho salary
Of a Government officer cannot be
attached" 1t should be repealed
at once. Quite a number of ac-
counts are due the writer, by bilks
in the Government employ; one for
several years by clerk not a thou
sand miles from the Police Court,
who, determined not TO pay, has put
his property In the name Of his wife,
and, Notwithstanding the writer went
to the foolish expense Of sueing him
and getting judgment, the result is
nil, and when requested to pay, re-
ceived for an answer, "Your lawyer
got a judgment against me, 60 to
him or to - for your money"
This is not solitary instance. Alas,
no! The woods are full Of them.
1t may be said, "You should not
have trusted them" Yes, but hav-
ing done so. Why should we he
swindled? So, dear Noble Town
send, go for them; "sweat 'em !"
have the law which shields them re-
pealed, and thus insure your cleo
ton for all time, as well as the
thanks of not only
One VICTIM, BUT LoTs Or THEN.
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FREE LAND TO SETTLERS.

Such are the circumstances Of this
country that it cannot afford to offer
the inducements to immigration
which are held out by some other
countries that is, in the matter OF
free grants Of land. Most countries
in fact, all countries, so far as we
know-which have sought to attract
population by this method, have
vast tracts of unoccupied territory
belonging to the State, which the
governments seek to people by an
industrial population, offering free
grants as an inducement. Now, the
Hawaiian Government has but little
territory and still less unoccupied.
Even should the Crown lands be
thrown in, the area would be limited.
Both the Government aud Crown
lands are mostly under lease. Were
they not, and were they both at the
disposal of the Government, it is
doubtful if, in view OF their limited
aggregate extent, it would be wise
policy for the State 10 make free
gift to settlers. In careful study
of this land question, extending over
several years, and with some practi-
cal experience of the same question
elsewhere, the writer has never
reached the conclusion that the Ha-
waiian Government is in q position
to give away its land to bona tide
settlers. But this much we do hold,
that it is wise policy to throw open
for settlement what lands are avail
able, on a system Of deferred pay
ments, putting the price at a reason
able figure, and making occupancy
and Improvement condition of sale,
no payment to be made during the
first two or three years, so as to
allow the settlers full benefit of the
small capital they may have, to
clear, fence, and cultivate the land.
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THE LOAN ACT.

EDITOR BULLETIN Here is a
view of the Loan Question which
seems to have escaped the numerous
correspondents who have addressed
you on the subject.
The Loan Act was approved
Sept. l, 1886, and its second,
third and fourth sections amended,
and approved Oct. 10, 1886. The
balance of the original is, take
it, law, section 4 of the amendment
being simply repetition of section
Z of the original, so that we must
refer to both Chapters XII and
XXXVI Session Laws of 1886, to
get at what this Loan Act, as left
by the last Legislature, is.
1t is clear enough that the bonds
may be issued at SO, a discount of
2 per cent. to the purchaser, and
that any person or syndicate is or
are to be allowed a commission of
5 per cent. on such portion of the
Loan as he or they may negotiate
the sale of. Then follows the
schedule, stating TO what purposes
the proceeds of the Loan are to be
applied, appropriating inter ALA,
100000 for Expenses of floating
Loan, etc." This. it is claimed by
some of your correspondents, was
intended to include the discount and
commission just referred to; if so,
why the glazing error of $4,000 in
the expense item! 2 per cent. and
per cent are Z, and z per cent. of
100000 amounts to $140,0 not
100000. Again why should there
be special section in the Act, i'm
mediately following the schedule,
authorizing the Minister of Finance
to "pay out of the moneys SO bor-
rowed under this Act such commits
sion as may be allowed2" True,
all the moneys are appropriated be-
fore we get to this section, and I
have not word to say in defence
of the draughtsmanship of the Loan
Act, but my reading of it is that the
Government is authorized to bor-
row 1000, 900 at a cost not exceed
ing commission per cent. 100000,
discount 2 per cent, $4,000; ex-
penses 500, 900; total $240,000.
The schedule of appropriations en-
bodied In the Act, does not, per SO,
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THE NEW UNION CHURCH.

This new church organization,
formed from the Fort street and
Bethel Churches, has voted to take
as its name, "The Central Union
Church of Honolulu" The creed,
covenant, constitution, and bylaws
have all been formally adopted.
Sunday evening the two old church
organizations will be formally dis
banded, and the new one constituted
by public ratification of the creed
and covenant by all intending to
unite in the new organization. Rev.
DR.. Beckwith will also preach an
appropriate sermon. Those not
uniting have received letters of dis
mission which they can present to
any orther organization if they so
desire.
The new organization will be
large and strong one, numerically
and financially. Under the efficient
leadership of the pastor elect, we
may hope for far-reaching influences
for good throughout the community,
and all the islands of the group.
The permanent officers are to be
chosen at the meeting on Wednes-
day evening of next week. The
public services of recognition of the
church, and installation of DR..
Beckwith will be held on the Sun
day following, Nov. goth. A large
ecclesiastical council has been in
vited, composed of resident clergy
men, and delegates from the evan.
gelical churches on the other islands.
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BY AUTHORITY.
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed tenders will be received at
the Interior Office until TUESDAY,
November 10, 1887, at ~ o'clock
noon, for the erection at Laimi, Nu-
manu- Valley, of building to contain
a Turbine and Dynamos for the
Honolulu Electric Light System.
Also for the erection OF a dwelling
house and out-buildingS for the use
Of Electrician and staff.
Plans and Specifications can be
seen and all necessary information
obtained, upon application to the
Office of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works.
Bids for the foundation work must
be separate from those for the super
structure.
All tenders must be endorsed:
"Tender, Electric Light Station"
The Minister of the Interior does
not bind himself to accept the lowest
or any bid.
L0RRIN A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Nov. 8, 1887. S5 Ct
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SATURDAY. NOV. II. 1887.
TRIAL BY JURY.

Trial by jury is one of the vaunt-
ed privileges of the British subject
and the American citizen, which they
prize as highly as liberty. A privi-
lege it is, particularly to the guilty,
for it is said that where one innocent
person suffers by a jury's verdict,
ten guilty ones are let off. But if
this assertion be true, or only a dis
tant approximation to truth, trial by
jury is not so conducive to the ends
of justice as to an evasion Of its
claims. Back in the past, when
judges were less just, more liable
to personal prejudices, and were
possessed of greater powers, these
constituted stronger defence of
trial by jury than can now be made
in its favor. A lawyer who under
takes to defend an accused person
usually prefers to deal with a jury
rather than with Judge, not be-
cause he has greater confidence in
the intelligence or the fairness of
the former, but because he believes
it to be more easily influenced and
captured by his pleadings. Among
enlightened people trial by jury is
not held in particularly profound
venerati0n in the present age. In
deed, many of this class would pre-
fer, when innocent, any day to be
tried by an intelligent judge whose
mind is trained to analysing evidence
rather than by twelve men who are
about as fit for such work as a fish
to teach the art Of walking. A jury,
too, is more liable to be swayed by
personal prejudice than an educated
judge. Trial by jury is privilege
as highly priced in this kingdom as
in any part of the world: the natives
would not forego it on any consider
alton. 1t cannot be said that the
ends of justice or the purposes of
law are any better served by the
system here than elsewhere. In
fact, verdicts are sometimes render
ed which tend to disturb an honest
mans confidence in this method of
trial.
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ECONOMY AND TAXES.

Mr.. Dole rather surprised the
Legislature this morning with bill
to reduce taxes to three-fourths of
one per cent. This was hardly ex-
pected from any source at this ses-
sion, but least of all from Mr.. Dole.
1t is our opinion, often expressed,
that the complaint about taxes is
the result of the manner of the ex-
penditure of public money rather
than because taxes are burdensome.
The fact is that taxes are not high
or burdensome. We have always
approved of reasonable efforts in the
way OF economy in the use Of public
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bear out either my argument or that
of those who contend that the Gov
eminent are limited to the $780, 900
specified; but the letter, published
as part of Mr.. @. w. Maciarlane's
report, IN which Mr.. Armstrong de-
tails to Mr., Gibson the probable
cost OF floating the Loan, makes it
clear enough that the Government
which contracted the Loan could
not but understand that commits
>ioqS and eape"Ses were separate
and distinct charges to be incurred.
... s. l.. b.
Honolulu, Nov. ~, 1887.
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BILKS AND FRAUDS.

EDITOR BULLETIN Noble Town
send deserves the hearty thanks of
the business men in this kingdom
for the bill introduced by him in
regard to bilks and frauds in the
employ Of the Government. 1t is
to be hoped the bill will pass and
the 2nd Section be strictly enforced,
viz: "that no person whateyer>shall
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Our correspondent refers to the
Attorney-General's amendment and
not to the Loan Bill. The ayes and
noes were taken on the latter, and
following are the noes; Brown,
Wight, Dole, Castle, Dickey, Thurs
ton and Palohau.- ED.
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NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING
J. been appointed assignee of the Es-
tate Of JOACHIM ZABLIN, of Maka-
paa, Kohala, Hawaii, a bankrupt, all
persons indebted to said estate are here
by notifrd to pay the same Immediately
to the undersigned.
W. G. PARKE. Assignee.
Honolulu, Nov IL, 1887. 80 4t
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HAVE PATIENCE.

Our numerous correspondents will
please have little patience with us.
We have been unable to oveltake
all their communications to-day.
But they are first on the list for
Monday.
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CO-partnership Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN Tam Chen of Honolulu Islands of
Oahu, Hawaiian Island has been admit
ted as partner in the firm of Wing On Wo
& Co doing business at No. 8 King Street
between Nuuanu and Maupakea Streets
in said Honolulu. The present partners
of said firm are Kai Kee of Hong Kong,
Oh no, and YIN Quon and Tam Chen of
said Honolulu, G. Cheung-ping and
Tam Chen are the managers of the bust
ness of said firm.
WING ON WO s. co.
w G. CHEUNG-PING.
Dated: Honlulu, Nov. IL, IL 7. [e0 3t
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A FAREWELL
COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT !
MR.. G. MICHIELs,

rendered by n number of his Honolulu
friends, who recognize his services
gratutously rendered on many occa-
siOns for the enter tainment Of the peo-
pie and in the interests of charity, will
take place on
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ASSiGNEE'S SALE OF
Valuable Lease Land
Together with the Crops OF sugar
Cane now growing ON said
land. situated I'm Wal
manaiO, lsIaad
of Oahu.


1887, ~ |! o'c ock noon,
the following Lel.o al Land and the
Sugar Cane now growing on the said
land
LIST ALI the right, title and interest Of
the said w. Z. Akau in and to Ger.
tain indenture of lease, dated the 9th
day of January, 1885, for fourteen
years. The Land contains IA acres
Of good Cane L. nd and the rent Is
$500 per acre per annum during the
continuance of aid lense. TIE rent Is
pryal lie semi annual, by ms almcn ts
on the LIST of July AID LIST OF January.
each and every year. There are from
IS to 10 acres of land with Cane which
will be ready TO Iake # il Dectmb, r
next, or January, 1889, 81 acre, of first
rattoon which will require one mi re
year to grow before il can he taken
off. On the said lands are twJ small
wooden houses.
The sale i subject TO the terms of the
lease and all the Cane now on said land
will be scld free of incumbrance by
mortgage.
The land included in Lease is said 10
be some of the b. st lands in Waimanalo
Plantation.
Terms Cash, and deeds ut expense of
purchaser. For further particulars ap.
ply 10 w. G. PARKE and II. LOSE, as
signees Of Estate of w. p. Akau.
Honolulu, Nov. 5, 1887.
LEW Is j. LEVI Y,
90 Al Auot;onaar
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Saturday, Nov. 18th
HAWAIIAN OPERA HOUSE.

The Royal Hawaiian Band, several
local musical associations, and many
local artists will take part. The pro.
gramme is now being prepared, and
will be published in day or two.
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NOTICE.

rVHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
i Waihee Sugar Company will be
held at the Office of Mefsts. w. Ct. Irwin
& Co, en- MONDAY, the 18th day of
November. 1887, at 10 o'clock a. m,
Stockholders Will please take notice.
j. o. CARTER,
as Secretary Waihee Sugar Co,
Honolulu, Oct rs. 1887. 733w
, 1887-12-21
a Suspected.

PIIrsBURG, Dec. 2O.-John Hendy,
travelling passenger agent of the Pitts
burg 4 Lake Erie railway, and n number
of other officials and clerks in the paSsen-
ger department and ticket office, yesterday
received a carefully worded notification,
signed by President John Newell and
General Superintendent Holbrook, signi-
Tying that their presence would not be
required at their respective desks for a
few days, as the books of the department
were being audited, to get ready for the
new system of handling the tickets about
to be adopted. This is the beginning of
the developments in the passenger de.
partment of the Pittsburg Il Lake Erie
railway, which promises to assume pro-
portions of the recent startling disclosures
in the freight department Of the Pan
Handle.
For months past high officials OF the
road have suspected that something very
loose or something positively crooked has
existed in the ticket sales and receipts of
the road, and within a few weeks they
have obtained proof that they were being
systematically robbed; but where, by
whom, or to what extent can only be told
after a careful examination of the books
and accounts of the whole department.
1t is thought that counterfeit tickets
are in existence and from the system of
the ticket accounts kept by the company,
it would hardly be possible without collus-
ion for fraud to be perpetrated. This
afternoon General Passenger Agent Frank
Smith was included among those tempo
rarily relieved from dnty.